Serious car crash closes road as VW Golf flips onto its roof and driver taken to hospital

A road has been closed close to Calderdale which is causing major disruption for commuters.

By Ian Hirst

Published 16th Oct 2019, 10:17 GMT

Police have closed a road in Wyke after a serious crash

The West Yorkshire Police Road Policing unit told road users via Twitter that they were dealing with a serious crash at 5.30am this morning.

A spokesperson for the unit said: "We are currently at the scene of a serious RTC on the A641 Woodside Road and the B6379 Huddersfield Road in the Low Moor/Wyke of Bradford.

"At this time there is no timef rame for when the road will reopen."

A VW Golf ended up on its roof outside St Mark's Church.

A man in his 40s was trapped in the vehicle and had to be freed by firefighters.

He has been taken to hospital for treatment.